German

Alternative forms

• Wir (pluralis majestatis)

Etymology

From Middle High German wir, from Old High German wir, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy-, plural of *éǵh₂. Compare Low German wi, Dutch wij, English we, Danish vi, Icelandic vér, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 ‎(weis).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /viːɐ̯/

• Rhymes: -iːɐ̯

• (colloquially in unstressed position) IPA^(key): /vɐ/, /mɐ/

Pronoun

wir

1. we

Inflection

¹Often capitalized, especially in letters

• The genitive case unser is used more and more rarely in modern German.
• While the genitive of personal pronouns does express ownership, it must not be confused with possessive pronouns. While possessive pronouns such as unser are put in front of the noun they relate to and follow the inflection rules of adjectives, the genitive form of personal pronouns only has got one from, which is not further inflected. Additionally, personal pronouns in the genitive can be put after the word they relate to.

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German wir, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz.

Pronoun

wir

1. we: nominative plural of ich

Descendants

• German: wir

Old English

Noun

wīr m ‎(nominative plural wīras)

1. wire

Descendants

• English: wire

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *virъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vʲir/

Noun

wir m inan

1. vortex
2. whirlpool
3. whirl
4. swirl
5. eddy

Declension

Derived terms

• (verb) wirować

Synonyms

• (vortex): kłębowisko, odmęt
• (whirlpool): topiel, odmęt
• (whirl): kłębowisko, kotłowisko
• (swirl): trąba powietrzna

Scots

Verb

wir

1. simple past tense of be

Usage notes

Use wir with plural pronouns otherwise use wis.

See also

• wis

Welsh

Noun

wir

1. Soft mutation of gwir.